She said the centre was trying to free up space for those dogs who desperately needed to find refuge from the soaring temperatures, set to reach 44 degrees today.

“If dogs have got the option of staying at home, and their owners have got air conditioning, we recommend that they stay there so we can take dogs where people have got no other choice,” Ms Farren said.

Ice baths are the order of the day at Diggiddy Doggy Daycare in South Melbourne during Melbourne’s heatwave. Source: Supplied

She said high-energy play activities had been suspended, with pooches instead encouraged to splash in the pool and offered liver-flavoured frozen treats.

“If dogs have been exercising all day and there is no relief overnight – if they don’t have air conditioning at home – that’s when heat exhaustion can kick in,” Ms Farren said.

The dog-loving entrepreneur said she had taken several dogs into her home, sleeping in the kitchen as “the rest of the house was over 33 degrees”.

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